Alamanda
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About this site
Alamanda is a deep wall dive in Tulamben, Bali, reached by boat in a short trip from the Drop Off site. It sits in a protected nature reserve where spearfishing is prohibited, and few divers visit it.
The steep wall is usually explored to around 30 metres, though the reef continues past 50 metres to a white sandy bottom. Sponges and gorgonian fans cover the wall, and it is a good place to find the tiny pygmy seahorse. The slope above is covered in coral with gigantic sponge formations.
Because it is deeper, larger fish and pelagics turn up, including Napoleon wrasse and bumpheads, sharks and the occasional mola mola. Manta rays, eagle rays, thresher sharks, hammerhead sharks and sea turtles are seen now and then.
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Conditions here are for skilled divers, and the site can be done as a deep or drift dive.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
Pygmy seahorsePygmy seahorseReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate GhostpipefishSolenostomus paradoxusReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthusReported here · unconfirmed
Bicolor nudibranchSamla bicolorReported here · unconfirmed
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarusReported here · unconfirmed
Zephyr HypselodorisHypselodoris zephyraReported here · unconfirmed
Unidentia sandramillenaeReported here · unconfirmed
Tryon's HypselodorisHypselodoris tryoniReported here · unconfirmed
Black-margined NudibranchDoriprismatica atromarginataReported here · unconfirmed
Bus Stop NudibranchGoniobranchus hintuanensisReported here · unconfirmed
Bumpy MexichromisMexichromis multituberculataReported here · unconfirmed
Napoleon (humphead) wrasseNapoleon (humphead) wrasseConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Bumphead parrotfishBumphead parrotfishConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Mola mola (ocean sunfish)Reported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
Thresher sharkThresher sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
Leaf scorpionfishLeaf scorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
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